Belt game 4,824 · June 9, 1999 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Indiana Pacers 101–94 on the road to start reign 2,129 of the NBA belt, the 164th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since June 7, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on June 16, 1999.
2,129Reign number
164Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell | 44 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 13-14 |
| Marcus Camby | 32 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 9-13 |
| Allan Houston | 39 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 4-6 |
| Larry Johnson | 33 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Kurt Thomas | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 26 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Ward | 23 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Ewing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Miller | 40 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 10-11 |
| Mark Jackson | 37 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Chris Mullin | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Dale Davis | 37 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Rik Smits | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Rose | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Perkins | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Davis | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Travis Best | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick McKey | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Austin Croshere | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).